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  • 101collar — 1. noun 1) a shirt collar Syn: neckband, choker; historical ruff, gorget, bertha 2) a collar around the pipe Syn: ring, band, collet, sleeve, flange 2. verb …

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  • 102take — 1 Take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab are comparable when they mean to get hold of by or as if by reaching out the arm or hand. Take is not only the most general but also the only colorless term in this group. In ordinary use, especially… …

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  • 103catch — 1. verb 1) he caught the ball Syn: seize, grab, snatch, grasp, grip, clutch, intercept, trap, receive, get 2) we ve caught the thief Syn: capture …

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  • 104take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… …

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  • 105take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …

  • 106fresh pursuit — The pursuit of a person for the purpose of arresting him, which has been continued without substantial interruption from the time of the issuance of the warrant for his arrest or from the time of the commission of the offense, or the discovery of …

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  • 107catch — [kach, kech] vt. caught, catching [ME cacchen < Anglo Fr cachier < VL * captiare < L captare, to seize < pp. of capere, to take hold: see HAVE] 1. to seize and hold, as after a chase; capture 2. to seize or take by or as by a trap,… …

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